New iPhone will have 3G, GPS, hi-res, etc.

martieg · 04-06-2008, 07:32 PM

iPhone 2.0 is coming, and these links give a good preview at what's being loaded in it.

Fortune: Closing in on the 3G iPhone

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Ever since Steve Jobs told the British press last September that they could “expect a 3G iPhone late next year,” the question has been not “if” but “when” exactly.

Engadget: AT&T CEO outs 3G iPhone: "You'll have it next year"

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Of course the 3G iPhone is coming, that's clearly in the evolution plan. As Jobs said himself, it's only a matter of time until improved batteries allow for it. Still, when AT&T's CEO Randall Stephenson says, "You'll have it next year," well, our ears tend to perk up.

ComputerWorld: 3G iPhone, best guesses: When? What Price? Specs?

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For two-megapixels, the current iPhone camera is great. However the competition is at four or five megapixels and has video. Look for Apple to get much closer to matching this in the next revision.

ironjw · 04-06-2008, 08:32 PM

yup can't wait!!

benny90 · 04-06-2008, 08:33 PM

Interesting stuff!

It's in the wrong section tho, should go in off-topic section...

benny90 · 04-06-2008, 08:35 PM

Could this be it...........

CRZ410S · 04-06-2008, 08:47 PM

Supposedly to be released before 6/31.

choiffer · 04-06-2008, 08:50 PM

haha nice. My Iphone is about to fall apart from dropping it couple times. Time to upgradeee.

RRGOO7 · 04-06-2008, 08:53 PM

i want to know when this puppy is gonna come out

benny90 · 04-06-2008, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by choiffer

haha nice. My Iphone is about to fall apart from dropping it couple times. Time to upgradeee.

already broke one of mine, dropped it and the screen shattered

$250 more bucks later, new ones still looking pretty good, trying to be a little more careful with this one

benny90 · 04-06-2008, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by RRGOO7

i want to know when this puppy is gonna come out

It *will* be debut at Apple's WWDC in June. So anytime from June 9th to the 13th, and be probably be available to purchase at the end of the month... just like last year.

FrankoQ · 04-06-2008, 09:21 PM

Sweet. Waiting... waiting... waiting... it will be a long wait.

drphil71 · 04-07-2008, 12:23 AM

Going to come out in early June. Within the next 60 days.

AJayE92 · 04-07-2008, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by benny90

It *will* be released at Apple's WWDC in June. So anytime from June 9th to the 13th

+1... They Need it for their Stock Options To Improve... Or Else Their nifty Billion without any Debt Will soon diminish since they will be forced to use their buy back Features... Possible split in the near future as well

it will without a doubt be released quite soon, and the picture of the back of that new iphone, though may be accurate, is definitely PS because a 32gb iphone is not scheduled to be ot for release in the near future, WEIGHT and the fact it is Flash based will force us to wait at least another 6 months til that will be able to be released... they make their products close to perfect before releasing, and that 32 gb memory will need more testing before release

Kloogy · 04-07-2008, 01:16 AM

Time to upgrade mine too !!

BMW///Motorsport · 04-08-2008, 05:22 PM

best phone ever made

i will def get a new one!

FirstClass · 04-08-2008, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by AJayE92

they make their products close to perfect before releasing, and that 32 gb memory will need more testing before release

Scratch like your eye nanos? Crappy batteries? Lack of proper software/firmware for time machine/airport? Classics with firmware that keeps the disk spinning always? et al

Hardly.

tintivilus · 04-08-2008, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by lecatrache

New iPhone will have 3G, GPS, hi-res, etc.

Wait. You're telling me that a new product version will have more features than its predecessor? That's just crazy talk!

choiffer · 04-08-2008, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by benny90

already broke one of mine, dropped it and the screen shattered

$250 more bucks later, new ones still looking pretty good, trying to be a little more careful with this one

How did you get it for 250??

martieg · 04-08-2008, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by tintivilus

Wait. You're telling me that a new product version will have more features than its predecessor? That's just crazy talk!

Well, of course it has to be improved, but there some highlights, like 3G superfast internet access, possibly 4 megapixel camera, GPS, etc. Come on, this is going to be an all-in-one device. Apple continues to continously launch new products and improved versions, frequently and right on the mark.

As you said, just crazy talk.

tintivilus · 04-09-2008, 03:35 AM

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Originally Posted by lecatrache

Well, of course it has to be improved, but there some highlights, like 3G superfast internet access, possibly 4 megapixel camera, GPS, etc. Come on, this is going to be an all-in-one device.

3G isn't "superfast" -- I'd consider UMTS a bare minimum for a device like the iPhone, and HSDPA 3.6 definitely preferred... especially since I've been carrying an HSDPA 3.6 phone (moto v3xx) for a couple years now. Rumor has it the likely iPhone 2.0 baseband IC does HSDPA 7.2, which is shiny... but still not leading its category. I'm pretty sure HTC and Nokia are shipping HSUPA phones already, but I don't know the state of the AWS network.

GPS is also a must-have for an all-in-one. The GPS on my Q9h kept me from buying a Garmin, but it's a god-awful PITA to use. I want GPS in my phone with an Apple-grade UI

In a nutshell, the lack of these two features has prevented me from jumping on the iPhone bandwagon from the beginning. I've used one, and it's fantastic, but I'm not going to drop that much change and still have to carry a second phone. I hope they want my money this time around

martieg · 04-09-2008, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by tintivilus

In a nutshell, the lack of these two features has prevented me from jumping on the iPhone bandwagon from the beginning. I've used one, and it's fantastic, but I'm not going to drop that much change and still have to carry a second phone. I hope they want my money this time around

Well, the truth is that the iPhone has performed incredibly in the market compared to other smartphone brands, despite the lack of these features. They had a target market (which you're probably not in it). By adding more features they will expand that target market (including now you, maybe).

Besides the new iPhone hardware coming this summer, Apple will also release the new software that will be compatible with the older model - one of the key features of this new software version is the support of VPN and Microsoft Exchange (e-mail push). That will take a big hit on Blackberry.

tintivilus · 04-11-2008, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by lecatrache

...They had a target market (which you're probably not in it). By adding more features they will expand that target market (including now you, maybe).

Yeah, and I'm sick of being left out! I want my 3G iPhone

What I'm really looking forward to is the prospect of the Mac development community being turned loose on applications -- the iPhone has a large enough installed base that we should see plenty of development.

iatacs19 · 04-11-2008, 10:38 AM

my AAPL better go up after the release.

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